Cutting-machine.



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CUTTING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1913- I 1, 1 30,97 9. Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED $513.24, 1913- Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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GUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1913.

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CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED H1124, 1913.

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CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1913. I Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE OF ONE-FOURTH TQ IBESTWALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORA- TION OF DELAWARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

CUTTING-MACHINE.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Application filed February 24, 1918. Serial No. 750,055.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutting-Machines; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, tion thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. V

This invention relates to improvements in cutting machines and consists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. The invention is designed particularly for use in cutting predetermined lengths from a continuously fed strip, sheet, or web of plastic material such as that used for making walls or wall coverings, but it may be applied for use in cutting other materials requiring like treatment when it is severed. The machine in the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises generally a reciprocable bed-plate over which the sheet or strip to be cut is fed, and which is actuated to move longitudinally with the sheet during the cutting operation; a clamping or presser-foot which-clamps the sheet or strip to the reciprocable bed during the cutting operation; a knife or blade capableof movement in a plane at right angles to the reciprocable bed in a direction both perpendicular to said bed and longitudinally of the knife or transversely of the path of movement of said. bed, so as to provide a shearing movement of said knife or blade; operating mechanism for producing the cooperating movements of the bed-plate, presser-bar and knife and completing the severing movement of the knife and the lifting movement of the presser-bar during the movebed=plate with the continuously ment of the fed strip; tripping means actuated by the moving strip for automatically starting the operating mechanism which produces the said coiiperative movement of the bed-plate, knife andpresser-foot, and means for automatically stopping the movement of the said initial posi tions after the strip or sheet has been cut.

Referring now to the drawings :-Figure 1 is a view representing intop plan my ,im-

after it is cut through and exact -descr1pproved cutting machine. Fig. .2 is a side elevation of the same with the parts approaching their initial position at the time just before the mechanism is tripped. Fig. 3 is appear with the knife in its lowest position the web or strip of material. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a machine, that is to say, an elevation of the machine looked at in a direction from which the paper isbeing fed.' Fig. 5 is a view on an enlarged scale representing a vertical section through the knife supporting bar and reciprocating bed in a plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 5 looked at as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a view representing a vertical section through the tripping mechanism in a plane indicated by the line 7-7. of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 a is a like section taken in a plane indicated by the line 7 '-7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 showing the parts in a different position. Fig.-9 is a vertical central section through the driving pulley in a plane indicated by the line 9-9 of Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the driving pulley.

Fig. 11 isa side elevation of the cam usedin the mechanism.

section indicated by 4, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale. Fig. 13 is a detail sectional elevational view of two of the pawls actuated by the tripping mechanism, said view being taken on a plane indicated by the line 13-13 of Fig. 4. Fig. 14 is a view representing a vertical section on an enlarged scale in the plane indicated by the line 14-14 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 12 is the vertical a like view. showing the parts as they the line 12-12 of Fig.

Fig. 15 is a view in side elevation withfthe several parts in their initial positions. Fig. 16 is a detail sectional view-taken on a plane Fig. 17 is a detail sectional view taken/on a plane indicated-by the line 17-17 of bed-plate has depending flanges .18, 18",

side members 16, 16, with. bearing surfaces or rails 17,-

ioo I indicated by the line 16-16 of Fig. 15.

which abut against theouter lateral faces of the rails 17, 17 and plates 19, 19 are se- 7 cured to the bottoms of said flanges 18 and arranged to engage under the marginal bottom edges of said rails which project outwardly beyond the vertical planes of the side frames for the purpose. 7

Forward of the bed-plate 18 there is placed a shaft 20 which has bearing in journal boxes 21, 2].. Said boxes are attached to brackets 22, 22 that are secured. to the forward upright edges of the side frames 16, 16.

23, 23 lndicate crank arms fixed to the ends of the shaft 20, and 24, 24 indicate links which operatively connect said. crank-arms with thereciprocable bed-plate 18, in. such manner that the rotation of the crank-arms will produce a horizontal reciprocation of the bed-plate 18.

At each end of the bed-plate 18 in the plane of the side frame 15 there are fixed twoupright spaced guide posts 25, 25. 26 indicates a cross-bar or beam located above and extending longitudinally of the reciprocable bed-plate 18 and rigidly secured to the tops of said guide posts.

27 indicates a knife carrying bar or frame which may be of any familiar construction to give itthe'required rigidity. It is mounted to slide in the ways provided by the upright guide posts 25 in such manner as to be capable of a vertical reciprocatory move ment and also of a longitudinal movement in. a direction transverse of the machine frame. 28 indicates a knife or blade carried at the bottom of said bar 27.

29, 29 indicate parallel links pivotally connected at their upper ends to studs on the cross-bar 26 and pivotally connected at their lower ends to studs on the knife carrying bar 27. Said links act to hold the edge of the knife 28 in parallelism with the bedplate 18, as the knife makes its vertical reciprocatory and longitudinal reciprocatory movement, as willbe hereinafter described.

The knife cari'ying bar or frame 27 has its ends extended beyond the side frames 15, 15

of the machine and the end parts of said knife bar have bearing in vertical slots 31 formed. in vertically reciprocable blocks 32. As shown, the blocks 32 each have laterally extending flanges 32 which are overlapped by and have guiding engagement with vertical flanged strips or bars25, 25 attached to the posts 25, 25, at either side of the knife bar ways.

Near the ends of the knife carrying bar are formed inclined slots 33 which are engaged by transverse pins 34 fixed in the blocks 32. The construction is such that as the blocks 32 are moved downwardly, their connection with the knife carrying bar through the ins 34 will cause a downward pull on the kife carrying bar, while the slots 33 will permit a longitudinal movement to said knife-bar at the same time thus producing a shearing action of the knife or blade carried. thereby. The upward movement of the blocks 32 is accompanied by a longitudinal movement of the knife-bar in the opposite direction.

ertical reciprocation of the blocks 32 is produced by means of upright rods 35,

which have pivotal connection at their upper ends with said blocks and at their lower ends are provided each with a fork 36, which embraces and has guiding engagement with a shaft 37 journaled in the side frames below the bed-plate and extending parallel thereto. A cam 38 is fixed on said shaft adjacent each of said forks, said cam having a earn-groove 39 in which a pin or stud 40 carriedby the fork has bearing engagement. The cam groove is so shaped that a vertical reciprocation will be produced in the rods 35 in a certain timed relation, to be hereafter more particularly described, thus actuating the knife as heretofore described.

The shaft 37 is connected to the shaft 20 by means of a sprocket-chain 41, e ch shaft carrying suitable sprocket wheels 2, 43, respectively, for engagement with said chains. The said sprocket wheels are of the same diameter, so that the shaft 20 is driven from the shaft 37 at an equal speed.

On the forward side of the knife-blade 28 there is provided. a p resser-bar 45 which extends the length of the knife blade and is located closely adjacent to the knife or blade 28,. (see Fig. 5). Said presser bar 45 has vertically extending flanges 45 at its ends which have guiding engagement with flanged plates 47, 47, that are attached to the forwai)'d pair of upright guide posts 25, (see Fig. l

46, 46 indicate upright bars attached to the presser-bar near its ends and carrying at their upper ends rollers 46, 46, which are adapted for engagement with the top edge of the knife bar 27, so that as the knife bar rises its upper edge, engaging the roller 46, will lift the presser-har 45. As the knife bar descends, gravity causes the p'resser-bar 45 to descend with it, and the bars 46, 46 are made of such length that the presser-bar strikes the bed-plate in advance of the knife;

49, 49 indicate yielding cushion devices which are engaged by studs 50,50, carried by the knife-bar in its further descent after the presser-bar has come to rest on the bedplate, in such manner'as to apply pressure to the presser-bar. Each cushion device as shown consists of a short-bar 49*, spaced above the presser-bar and of coiled springs 49 49 interposed between the ends of said with the 'adapted-for'engaglement with the bar 49' of the associated .cus ion member.

51 indicates a shaft placed to the rear of and extending. parallel to the shaft 37. Said shaft is suitably journaled in the side frames 16,- 16, and projects at one end beyond the main frame of the machine (the ri ht hand end as viewed in Fig. 4), where gear. As shown, the'disk is provided with a groove 56 extending in the direction of a chord to its circumference and opening through its face adjacent to the gear. The pawl 56 consists of a bar placed in said groove and capable of swinging movement therein to engage or disenga e the teeth of the gear '(see Fig. 2), a coiled sprin 56 being interposed between 'the bar an one edge of .the groove to normally hold it enga-ged with. the gear teeth. Said bar is wider than the gear teeth and has a narrow extension 56 placed adjacent to, but free.to pass; the outer face of the gear, the purpose of which will presently appear, i It is apparent that when the pawl 56 is engaged withfthe gear, the drivin pulley will be locked to the disk 54 an .the disk being keyed to the shaft 51, said shaft will be operatiyely connected with said pulley. Sa d shaftfil is operatively connected to the shaft 37 by gears 58, 59, so that the latter shaft willbe rotated whenever and only'when the shaft 51 is rotated.

On a plate 60 attached to the side Mae member 16 adjacent the driving pulley is pivotally mounted an arm 61 which is in the plane of the disk 54 with its end in osition to be struckby the extension 56 0 the pawl 56 at a certain point in the rotation of said disk.

62 indicates a vorticall reciprocable bar suitably supported from the side frame back of the pivoted arm 61 (as viewed in Fig. 2) and having operative connection withsaid arm through a link 63. A-bracket-arm 64: provides a bearing for the bar near its upper end and a coiled expansionspring 65 abutting at one end against the top of said bracket-arm and at the other end a ainst the bottom face of a nut at the top 0 said bar acts to normally hold saidbar in raised position, asshown in Fi 3. The lower end of bar- 62 has a orizontal offset 62 nmome stud 66. on the cam 38.

of said disk and its central axis.

the carriage.

shaft there isrotatively mounted a rockarm 79 which projects up into the horizon;

which projects into the lpath of a pin or g T is pin in one part of the rotation of the cam strikes the said offset extension 62 of the rod 62 and acts to depress said rod against the upwa'rd'pull of the spring 65 and bring it into the position shown in Fig. 2. A spring controlled pawl 67, fixed on a short rock-shaft 68, engages a shoulder 69 (see Fig. 2) on the rod 62 when inv this depressed position against upward movement. The rock-shaft 68 has bearing inlthe bracket arm 64 and in the side frame of the machine. Adjacent the side frame thereis mounted on the rockshaft 68, a rock-arm 70 which is secured to the shaft in such manner that its least movementiupward will rock the shaft so as .to disengage the pawl 68 from looking engagement with the rod 62 but a limited free movement of the said arm on the rock-shaft .is permitted in the opposite direction. As

a pin 71 on the rockshown (see Fig. 13), shaft engages in a radial slot 72 in the arm, said slot being slightly wider than the pin. A weak spring 7 2 fixed to the frame normally holdsthe arm 70 in operative engagement with said pin 50 that the least upward movement of the arm rocks the shaft.

At the rear of the side frames are mounted horizontal beams '7 3 carrying horizontal rails 86 to the outer sides of which are attached rack-bars 74.

75 indicates a 5 transversely extending frame or carriage which has sliding bearing on the rails 86. r r H 7 6 indicates a. transversely extending shaft having rotative bearing in journals 76 76, fixed on longitudinal bars 85, 85, forming the endmembers of the carriage 75, and havingfixed-to its ends, pinions 77,

. 77 which'engage the rack bars 74, 74:. The

carriage is a-nchored t-o the bars or rails 86, by means of bolts 87, which engage and have sliding bearing in T-slots formed in said bars or rails. By tightening up the bolts the carriage may be locked in any desiredposition on the rails. The shaft 76 is proand looks it longed at one-end beyond the carriage and provided with a squared head 76 for the attachment of a suitable crank to rotate it.

78 indicates a transversely extendingrockshaft mounted in suitable journalsv 78 on Near the middle of the rocktal plane of the topof the reciprocable bedplate, that is to say, into the path-of the web or strip that is to be cut. On the rock- 79 having a tooth 79 adapted for engagement with said notch. A cam 79 is located shaft adjacent said rock-arm is fixed a collar 79* (see Figs. 7 and 8) havinga notch 79". A pawl 79 is pivoted to the rock-arm the rock-arm 79, by engagement with. a let erally extending pin 7 9'- carried by said rockarm.

At that end of the shaft which is on the side of the machine frame next thedriving pulley is fixed a depending rock-arm 80.

81 indicates a bell-crank lever fulcrumed 0n the machine frame adjacent the before mentioned short rock-shaft 68, the same'having a horizontal arm adapted for engage-- ment with the arm 70 on said rock-shaft and a dependingarm which is connected by a link 82 to the arm 80 on the rock-shaft 78.

A. weighted depending arm 89 is fixed to rotate with the rock-arm. 79 on the shaft 78 and a pin or stop 90 is fixed on the carriage 75 in the path of said weighted arm. to limit to hold'it from operative engagement withits movement as the arm 79 is swung forwardly of the machine. A depending weighted rOck-arm-SQ, is fixed to the shaft 78 and a pin or stop 89 is fixed on the carriage75 (see Fig. 7) in the path of said weighted arm to limit its movement as it is swung rearwardly aswill be presently described.

On the shaft 51 is mounted a disk91 (see Fig. 12) which is frictionally engaged by a flexible band 92. Said band has one end 93 fixed to the machine frame and the other end connected. to onearm of a bell-crank lever 94 fulcrumed on a stud 95 fixed to the frame of themachine. The other arm of said lever, (the longer arm as shown,) carries a roller 96 which engages a cam 97 on the shaft 37. Said cam at a certain point in its rotation is adapted to swing the bellcrank lever 91 in such. manner as to frictionally engage the band 92 with'the disk 91 and brake the shaft 51 so as to retard its speed of rotation. As will presently appear, this point in the movement of the cam is reached when the driving pulley approaches the po sition at which it-is disconnected from the shaft 51 and the operation is to reduce the speed of rotation-of the shaft 51 and of the disk 54 and thus diminish the shock of the engagement of the pawl extension 56 with the end of the arm 61,.when the operative connection between the shaft 51 .and the driving, pulley is broken. a

The operation of the machine is as follows :-The-parts are shown in'Fig. 15 with.

i the reciprocablebed plate 18 at its forward most position; with the lmifecarrying frame 27 and the Presser-bar 45 in their uppermost position; withthe pins or studs 40 on thevertical'ly reciprocable rods 35-,that operate the lmife-carrying frame, in a part of the cam-grooves 39 of the cams "38 farthest removed from the axis of rotation of said cams; with the arm6l engaged against the projecting arm 5-6 of the pawl 56, so as theinternal ratchet gear 55;.with the pawl 67 engaged with the houlder 69 on the verma am:

tically reciprocable rod 62 so as to hold the I arm 61 inthe position above described; with the rock-arm 7 9 held in its forward position by reason of the engagement of the pawl 79 of the arm. 79 in the notch 7 9 of the fixed collar 79; with the horizontal arm of the bell-crank lever 81 engaged under the rockarm 70 on the rock-shaft 61 ready to raise the arm 70 and swing the shaft 68 so as to disconnect the pawl 67 from its shoulder 68 when the rock-shaft 78 is rocked by swinging the rock-arm '79 rearwardly; and with the cam 97 on the shaft 37 in such position that the bell-crank lever 94 is exerting a pull on the brake-band 92 to hold the shaft 51 against rotative movement. With the parts in this position, the web or strip of plastic or other material to be severed is fed continuously over the bed-plate '18, and thus ithey remain until the severed end of said web "or strip 100 strikes the arm -7 9, as illustrated in Fig. 15. The continued forward movement of the said strip swingsthe arm 79 rearwardly, or to the right asshown 'in Fig. 15. This swinging of the rock-arm 79 rocks the shaft 78, by reason of the connec: tion. of said arm through the arm 79 and tooth 79 with the fixed collar 79" on the the lifting movement of the rod 62 acts through the link 63 to raise the arm 61 from its engagement with the extension 56 on the pawl 56. Meantime thepin 7 9, on the arm 79 is engaged against the cam 79 so as to lift the pawl 79 from engagement with the notch 7 9 in the collar 79 fixed on .the rock-shaft 7 8, thus releasing the arm 79 from its connection with. the rock-shaft; whereupon the weighted arm. 89 swings the rock-arm 79 backinto its -in] fal position, the movement of the said par s being; liloited by the pin 90 which said weighted arm strikes. At the same time the weighted arm 89 fixedto the shaft 78 acts to return the shaft 78 to its initial positioncausing' the arm 81 to swing back in arearward direc tion, its horizontal arm passing the arm 70 on the rock-shaft 68, which, as. has been be-- fore described, has free play on this shaft to permit this movement; and the rock-arm 80 at the end of the rock-shaft 78 swinging rearwa-rdlytoagain bring the notch-79" in engaged bythe tooth 79 onthe pivoted arm 7 9 carried-by the rock-arm 7 9.. This brings theaarm 79 and its connected parts intoits thefiii'led collar 7 9* into position where it is Y i web that is to be cut.

. bed-plateis shown approachin said knife carrying frame has reached itsand. the resser-bar 45 has ma aw initial position ready to be again struck by the rearward edge of the next section ofthe The release of the pawl 56 as above-described permits the coiled spring 56 to force it into engagement. with the nearest tooth 55" of the internal gear 55, thus locking the disk 54* to the driving pulley 52, so that rotative movement is communicated to the shaft 51: This rotative movement is communicated through the gears 58, 59 to the shaft 37. The cam 97 on saidshaft 37 is rotated so as to relieve the pull on the brakeband 91, thus permitting the shaft 51 to rotate freely. The rotation. of the shaft 37 v being communicated to the cams 38, the pins 40 are forced downwardly by the cam groovesv 39, sothat the vertically reciprocable rods 35 are caused. to descend, thus producinga descending movement of. the knife-bar frame 27. With this is combined the longitudinal movement of said knife-bar frame to produce the shearing action .on the webalready described, as well as the descending movement of the resser-bar 45 to engage and grip the web or strip just prior to and during the time it is being cut. At

the same time and in unison with the movement of the knife-bar, rotative movement is communicated through the sprocket-chain 41 to'the shaft 20, thus rotating the rock arms 23 at the ends thereof'and imparting to the links 24: a rearward feed movement ofthe bed-plate 18. The parts thus advance from the position shown in Fig. 15 to the position shown in Fig. 3, in which the its rearwardmost position and the koi e carrying frame its lowermost position.

It will be understood that the parts are so geared to the drving mechanism that the reciprocating bed-plate moves at the same rate of speed as that at which-the web or strip to he cut is fed to the machine. After the.

knife has descended and severed the web the bed-plate continues to advance durin the ascent of'the knife carrying frame 'until highest position been lifted by said frame from contact with said web, and then, by reason of. the rotativemovement of the crank-arms 23 said bed-plate is caused to return toward its initial osition, the cam 38: in the meantime turmng'idly without efiecting any movement ofthe knife carrying frame. In the meantime the pin 66 carried by one ofthe cams 38 is advancing toward av position to enga'gethe offset arm 62 on the vertmally reciprocable rod 62 and finally strikes and ofiset and depresses the rod 62 so as to bring the arm 61 into the path of the extension 56 Fig. 2. Then, when in-the shaft said pawl extension 56 strikes theend pointed out in the appended claims.

strip,

2. In a machine with said bed-plate during on the pawl 56, as indicated in rotation offthe ofsaid' arms 61, the pawl-56 i. m;1am

its engagement with the internal gear {55,- thus releasing the connection between band 92 with the disk 91 on theshaft :51,

thereby retarding the movement of the parts and reducing the shock of engagement be: tween the pawl extension 56 and the arm 61. The parts are now again in the position 1 indicated in 'Fig. 15. The-operation thereafter continues as before.

The operating and driving mechanism is .so' geared with respect to the rate of feed of the strip of material to be out or severed, that the bed-plate, when moving in the direction of feed of said strip, will move at the same .rate of speed. Thus when the presser-bar and knife. co-act againstthe bed-plate to cut said strip, the operation will be the same and will have the same effect as if it were severin'ga stationary strip against a stationary bedplate The result is that there is no danger of the strip that is to be cutbuckling although it is cut into predetermined lengths while being continuously fed. tant in the case of strips of plastic material such as the machine isprimarily designed for use with, since any buckling would tendto break or damage the material of which to be limited thereto except as may be I claim as my invention g 1. In a-' machine for cutting predetermined lengths from a continuously a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate, a vertically I with said bed-plate during the movement the bed-plate in the direction of feed of said strip, means for actuating said bed-plate and knife in proper timed relation tooom- 'glete the severing movement of the knife arin the movement of the bed-plate inthe said 'rection, saidv meansbeing '1nterm1ttent in operation, and a tripping mechanism located at a distance from said knife 1n the path of said strip and ads ted to be actuated thereby forautomatica lystarting said means into operation. I

for cutting predetermined lengths from a. continuously fedstrip, a horizontally reciprocable'bed-plate, a vertically reciprocable knife co-actm the movement of the bed-plate in th direction of feed of said. stri means for actuating said bed-plate an knife in proper timed. relation to com- This is particularly impor-' reclprocable knife co-acting.

l said'direction.

' 3 5 cated at adistance from said knife in the v path and adapted tobe actuated by said I strip, to automatically start said means into operation, the position of said tripping mechanism with reference to said knife being adjustable.

v 3. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a strip to be cut is fed, a vertically reciprocable knife mounted upon and horizontally movable with said bed-plate, said knife co-acting with said bed-plate during the movement of the bed-plate in-the direction of movement of said strip, means for actuating said bedplate and knife improper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife during the movement of the bed-plate in the said direction, said actuating means being intermittent in operation, a trigger mechanism spaced from said knife and adapted to be struck by the severed end of said strip, said trigger mechanism acting to start said actuating means into operation, and. means for adjusting the spaced relation between said knife and trigger mechanism.

4. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate overwhich a strip to be cut is fed, a vertically reciprocable knife mounted upon and horizontally movable with said bed-plate, said knife co-acting with said bedplate during the movement of the bed-plate in one'directiom'means for actuating said bed-plate and knife in proper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife during the movement of the bed-plate in the said direction, a presser-bar actuated in the descent of said knife, a trigger mechanism spaced from said knife and adapted to be struck by the severed. end of said strip, said trigger mechanism acting to start said actuating means into operation, and means for-automatically stopping the movement'of said bed-plate and 'knife when they have reached their initial positions.

5. In combination, a horizontally recipro cable bed-plate over which a continuously fed strip is adapted to pass, a vertically and longitudinally reci'procahle frame mounted 'on said bed-plate and horizontally movable therewith, 'a knife carried by-said frame, a presser bar actuatedin advance of the downplate during the movementof the bed-plate m the direction of movement of said strip, and means for actuating said'frame, presserbar and bed-plate improper timed relation to complete'the severing movement of the knife and lifting movement of the presser-bar durin the movement of the bed-plate inthe 6. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a continuously fed strip is adapted to pass, a vertically and longitudinally reciprocable frame mounted on said bed-plate and horizontally movable therewith, a knife carried by said frame, a

presser-bar carried by said frame and capable of independent vertical movement relative thereto, resilient means interposed between said frame and presser-bar, said knife and. Presser-bar co-acting with said bedplate during the'movement of the bed-plate in the direction of movement of said strip, and means for actuating said frame and bed-plate in proper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife and the lifting movement of the presser-bar during the movement of the bed-plate in the said direction.

7. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bedplate, a vertically and longitudinally reciprocable frame located vbeneath said bed-plate, a knife carried by said frame, a presser-bar actuated by said frame, said vknife-and presser-bar co-acting with said bed-plate during the movement of said bedplate in, one direction, means for intermit tently actuating said bed-plate and frame in proper timed relation to complete the sever ing movement of the knife and lift the presser-bar, acontinuously rotating drive member, and autom'atiemeans for operatively connecting said actuating means with said driving member. a

8. In combination, a vhorizontally reciprocable bed-plate over-which a continuously fed strip is adapted to pass, a vertically reciprocable frame mounted on said bed-plate and horizontally movable therewith, a knife carried by said frame, a Presser-bar actuated by said-frame, said knife and resser-bar coacting with said bed-plate during the movement of the bed-plate in the direction .of feed of said strip, means for actuating said bed-plate and frame in proper. timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife andli'ft the resser-bar dnrin the movement of the bed-pirate in the said rection,-a continuouslyrotating drivingimemher, meansfor operativel connecting said driving member with sai actuating means and automatic means for throwingout said operative connection when the reciprocator'y movement of said bed-plate and frame .is

completed. e r x 9. In combination, a. horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a continuously fed strip is adapted to pass, avvertically-res ciprocahle frame mounted on said bed: late and horizontallymovable therewith, a. 'fe

carried by said frame, a resser-bar actu 'ated by said frame, said knife andpresser bar co acting with saidbed-platednringthe movement of the bed-platen thedirection of feed of said strip, means foraotuating said bed-plate and frame in proper timed relation to com lete the severing movement means for throwing out said operative connection when the reciprocatory movement of said bed-plate and frame is completed.

10. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a continuously fed strip is adapted to pass, a vertically reciprocable frame, a knife carried by said frame, a presser-bar actuated by said frame, I

said knife and resser-bar co-acting with said bed-plate during the movement of the bed-plate in the direction of feed of said strip, means for actuating said bed-plate and frame in proper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knifeandlift the presser-bar during the movement of the bed-plate in the said direction,

a continuously rotating drivin member, antomatic means for operative y connecting said driving member "with said actuating means'when a redetermined length of the strip has been ed over said bed-plate, automatic means for throwin out said operative connection when t e reciprocatory movement of said bed-plate and frame is completed, and means for simultaneously braking the movement of the parts prior to the time of said disconnection.

v 11. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a stri to be cut is adapted to be continuously fed: a vertically reciprocable knife co-acting with said bed-plate during the movement a! the bed-plate in the direction of feed of said strip, means for reciprocating said bedplate and knife in proper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife during the movement of the bedplate in ously rotating driving member, an adjustable trigger device located in the path of said strip to said trigger device for automatically coupling said driving member to said bedplate and knife actuating means, and means forv automatically throwing out said coupling means when the reciprocatory movethe said direction, a continu-.

be cut, mechanism actuated by v ment of said bed-plate and knife has been completed.

12. In combination, a horizontally reciprocable bed-plate over which a strip'to be cut is adapted to be continuously fed, a vertically reciprocable knife co-acting with said bed-plate during the movement of the bed-plate in the direction of feed of said strip, means for reciprocating said bedplate in proper timed relation to complete the severing movement of the knife during the movement of the bed-plate in the said direction, a continuously rotating driving member, a trigger device located in the path of said strip to becut, mechanism actuated by said trigger device for automatically coupling said driving member to said bedplate-and-knife-actuating means, means for automatically throwing out said couplin means when the reciprocatory movement of said bed-plate and knife has been completed, and braking means of movement of the parts as the point where said coupling mechanism is thrown. out is approached. I

r In testimony, that I, claim the foregoing as my invention I afiix my si ature in the presence of two witnesses, the 25th day of January, A. D. 1913.

FRANK-W. JOHNSON. Witnesses: M. K. ARMSTRONG,

CLARENCE E. Mannnorn. 

